14 DAY TRIAL // Amy Winehouse died at the young age of 27, leaving behind millions of mourning fans and a legacy few other artists can boast of. What she didn't leave though was a duet with Usher, which he'd tried to make possible.
Usher is now promoting his brand new album, “Looking 4 Myself” and, in a recent interview with MTV News, he admits he was looking for out of the ordinary collaborators to deliver a more interesting sound.
He had his sight set on Amy Winehouse, whom he approached through producer Salaam Remi who was working with her on her new album at the time of her death.
“We met and we talked about it for a moment when I saw her. There was a few conversations that took place, but we never quite made it to it… I would have loved it,” Usher says.
“I was shopping and she was doing some private shopping and she came out and we kind of crossed each other’s [paths] and, [I was like] ‘Is that Amy Winehouse?’ … And before you know it we talked and exchanged information and I invited her to a show… and she didn’t come,” he adds.
It's a shame the collaboration never happened because, Usher says, “it could have been one of the most incredible records ever.”